Ming Jiajing: Starting from Immortality

Chapter 210 Gods and Buddhas come to Beijing and make three agreements!
"Issue an order to appoint Wang Chonggu, the governor of Xuanfu and Datong, as the Grand Marshal of the Northern Expedition!"

"Issue an order to appoint Qi Jiguang, the general of Jizhou Town, as the vanguard general!"

"Issue an order to appoint Yu Dayou, the general of Guyuan Town, as the general of the guard army!"

"Gather an army of 100,000, led by Wang Chonggu, to fight a decisive battle with the Tatars!"

Imperial edicts were issued one after another.

The government and the public were instantly in an uproar.

Since the day of the Battle of Tumu, the rulers and ministers of the Ming Dynasty were determined to massacre the grasslands with blood. One hundred and eleven years later, the time has finally come to get back the lost dignity with interest!

The Eastern Tartars surrendered.

The news that Dalaisun, the common ruler of the grassland, the lord of the Eastern Tartar and the leader of the little prince's tribe, was named King Shun'an by the Ming Dynasty also spread throughout the Ming Dynasty.

The descendants and grandchildren of important tribal leaders on the left wing of the grassland, such as Tumen and Wubasai, who served as envoys, were collectively left in the capital as hostages.

The envoys holding the yak seal returned to the east of the grassland at full speed to report to the Khan and the leaders the details of the surrender and that the opportunity to take revenge on Altan and Youyi had come.

The opportunity to show loyalty and pledge your allegiance has arrived.

When the Ming Dynasty marched north, the formerly Eastern Tartar Cavalry, now known as the Ming Dynasty Grassland Cavalry, would act as vanguard troops and attack into the west of the grassland together with the Ming Dynasty's vanguard troops.

revenge! revenge!
Ji Liao Town was closest to the capital, received the news first, and was the first to take action. As the general of the vanguard army, Qi Jiguang mobilized 30,000 troops from Ji Liao Town, immediately marched north, then turned west across the grassland on the left wing of the grassland, gathered his troops and cavalry, and continued to attack westward.

As the Grand Marshal of the Northern Expedition, Wang Chonggu knew how heavy the burden was on his shoulders. Although the Northern Tartars were now covered in wounds, even the weakest tiger still had claws and fangs. If the Northern Tartars could not be wiped out in one fell swoop, it would be dangerous for the Ming Dynasty to wait for the tiger to recover.

Now, the fate of hundreds of millions of people in the Ming Dynasty is in their own hands. Whether they can be famous through the ages depends on this battle.

Wang Chonggu selected 20,000 elite soldiers from Xuanfu Town and Datong Town to form the central army and rear army for the northern expedition.

The Changping Warehouse in Xishan and the Changping Warehouse in Hebei have since been in full operation, providing logistical support for the Ming army and the tens of thousands of Sun's cavalry.

Several decades later, the Xuanfu and Datong garrison troops once again stepped out of the Great Wall and entered the grassland.

In the farthest town of Guyuan, General Yu Dayou handed over the defense of the border town to the deputy general, then raised an army of 30,000 and launched a war from west to east.

Yu Dayou was the last to know about the Northern Expedition, but he was the first to engage in battle with the Northern Tartar cavalry. In the vast sea area, the Northern Tartars had set up countless defenses.

Although Yu Dayou's army was an auxiliary flank army, the number of battles it had with the Northern Tartar cavalry far exceeded that of the front, middle, and rear armies.

Of course, at the Northern Tartar defense points, the number of Northern Tartar cavalry would not be large. Under the crush of Yu Dayou's army, these Northern Tartar cavalry were like small fish being swallowed by big fish.

As the army marched and advanced, the wind and snow were howling on the grassland. Yes, it was Zhu Houcong's magical powers that were showing off.

The reason why the magic power increased the wind and snow on the grassland instead of changing the weather was to prevent the previous wind and snow on the grassland from melting, making the entire grassland muddy and difficult to walk on, affecting the progress and advancement of the Northern Expedition Army.

At this time, the wind and snow would intensify, allowing the ice and snow on the ground to solidify into a solid ice and snow surface, so that carriages and horses could move smoothly on it, which would be more suitable for the northern expedition army.

Furthermore, the snowstorm posed a greater test to the northern barbarians, who were already short of food and clothing and suffering from hunger and cold.

Winter has arrived.

The final battle between the Central Plains and the grasslands has officially begun.

Just as the entire Ming Dynasty was running at full speed, the first batch of "Daoist gods" and "Buddhist Buddhas" who were ordered to enter the capital were also about to arrive in the capital. Jinyiwei Commander Lu Bing hurried into Yuxi Palace to meet the emperor.

The great Taoist masters and Buddhist magicians who are revered by countless people must have some "divine and Buddha abilities". On their way to the capital under the imperial order, these "divine and Buddha" people actually used various means to spread their teachings and recruit believers.

Before we knew it, the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty were almost becoming a battle between Taoism and Buddhism, competing for places to preach to believers.

Occasionally, when great Taoist masters and great Buddhist wizards meet while preaching, not only will there be a verbal battle, but Taoist and Buddhist believers will also quarrel first and then fight in order to belittle each other and praise themselves.

During these days, the Jinyiwei knew of hundreds of fights involving more than a hundred Taoist and Buddhist believers.

Taoism and Buddhism have their share of wins and losses, but generally speaking, Buddhism has more wins than losses.

This is related to the doctrines of the two religions. Among the general public, the Buddhist doctrine of "Put down the butcher knife and become a Buddha instantly" is obviously more popular than the Taoist doctrine of "Believe it or not, if you don't believe it, get out of here."

But the winner becomes too proud of himself, while the loser wants to get back at the loser.

Taoism has fewer believers among ordinary people, but it has much more believers among the powerful and wealthy.

With the support of the powerful, Buddhism immediately fell into a disadvantage. When the great Buddhist master was preaching, runners from the local government office rushed into the venue, expelled the believers and drove away the great Buddhist master.

The fight between Taoism and Buddhism escalated again, from the common people to the imperial court. The magistrates of the two neighboring counties, who had different beliefs, even sent out yamen runners to fight with weapons.

Local order has been greatly disrupted.

The commotion caused was even more than the ban on the study of the mind. The imperial edict ordered the three religions of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism to come to the capital to pray for blessings.

The banned masters of the School of Mind mixed in with the Confucian sages, preparing to seek justice from the emperor after arriving in the capital. They were still relatively honest at this time.

But it is not completely honest. Confucianism has always been fanning the flames in the fight between Taoism and Buddhism.

If this continues, the three religions of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism will probably start a real fight with real swords and guns before they even come to the capital.

After Zhu Houcong heard what the three religions had done, the disgust in his eyes grew stronger, and he said, "Lu Bing."

"Wei Chen is here!"

"Issue an order that from now on, the three religions of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism are prohibited from spreading their teachings in the Ming Dynasty.

On the way to Beijing, the great sages, great masters, and great immortals of the three religions of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism could only stay in post stations, temples, and Taoist temples, and were prohibited from entering or leaving other places.

After entering Beijing, he prohibited the three religions of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism from using the so-called "divine and Buddha methods" to deceive the world.

If anyone from the three religions violates the above three rules, he will be killed without mercy! "

Three rules.

Zhu Houcong used to be a devout believer in Taoism, and was very aware of the "divine and Buddha methods" of Taoism. They were not divine or Buddha magic at all, but just some strange skills.

Allowing the three religions of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism to come to the capital to pray for blessings is to eliminate the dross and retain the essence of the three religions.

It would be fine to fool the common people around temples and Taoist temples, but if you don't know when to advance or retreat and just cheat wherever you go and become a big liar, then there is no need for you to live.

"I obey your command!" Lu Bing bowed and accepted the order.

(End of this chapter)